Rattle wrote:
] Decius wrote:
] I was not getting down on skating. I was making an oblique
] reference to old criticism of Hackers the movie.

Oh I know, but the problem with Hackers wasn't that there was a skateboard present. The problem was that the adult had a skateboard, which made him seem more immature then dark, and the kids had roller blades, which are lame. The kids should have had skateboards.

Of course, the creator of the movie wasn't really thinking about the cultural context that skateboards and roller blades fit into, which was a serious mistake. He was looking to create a feel. Having his characters moving quickly through Manhattan contributed to the feeling that they were excited and doing something important. The bad guy's skateboard was meant to tie him to the good guys and blur the line between them. This all made sense to most of the viewers. This movie wasn't meant for us...

] And its not the big breasted women thing either. If their were wires
] or something coming out of her I'd be happy. I liked the cyberpunk theme.

Thats been my take on most of that stuff as well. The women who've admonished me for wearing phreaknic t-shirts just don't understand what it is that I like about them. However, the point is important regardless. I ought to try not to make large groups of people that I want to include in my scene feel uncomfortable even if I think they don't get it.

RE: PhreakNIC Pictures :: PN8 :: hack_or_die_final